CAPITOL RECORDS PICTURE SLEEVES & 45 SINGLES / EPs
1964 RELEASES

FOUR BY THE BEATLES
EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
CAPITOL EAP-2121
RELEASED: 5/11/64

CAPITOL RECORDS AND PRESSING INFORMATION EXCERPTED FROM "THE BEATLES' STORY ON CAPITOL RECORDS", PART ONE: BEATLEMANIA & THE SINGLES" WRITTEN BY BRUCE SPIZER. RECORDS ARE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF RELEASE DATE.

FORMAT CODES:
PS PICTURE SLEEVE
SC STRAIGHT-CUT (EAST COAST)
TC TAB-CUT (WEST COAST)
OSC ORIGINAL STOCK COPY (EAST/WEST COAST PRESSINGS WILL BE INDICATED)
W/PS WITH PICTURE SLEEVE
EP EXTENDED PLAY 7" RECORD

THE PHOTOGRAPHS DISPLAYED IN THIS SECTION ARE USED FOR YOUR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY, UNLESS STATED THAT ACTUAL IMAGES ARE DISPLAYED. 45 PICTURE SLEEVES & 45 RECORDS ARE SOLD SEPARATELY. EP SLEEVES & RECORDS ARE SOLD TOGETHER, AND EP GRADING LISTING IS FOR COVER/RECORD.
 

 

  FOUR BY THE BEATLES
CAPITOL EAP 1-2121, EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 5/11/64
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVE WITH EP RECORD
BLUE LABEL, EAST COAST PRESSING

A MOST IMMACULATE EAST COAST PRESSING OF THE FIRST OF ONLY TWO CAPITOL RECORDS BEATLES EXTENDED PLAYS.

THIS BRILLIANT WORLD CLASS NEAR MINT "AS NEW" COVER IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, BOLD AND VIBRANT FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE GLOSSY, COLORFUL TEXTURE OF THE CARDBOARD COVER APPEARS BRAND NEW.

THE RECORD, PRESSED AT THE SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA FACTORY IS A GORGEOUS AND SHIMMERING MINT MINUS "UNPLAYED" GEM  THE CAPITOL RECORDS EAST COAST "TURQUOISE" BLUE LABELS ARE EQUALLY FLAWLESS AND BRIGHT.

CONDITION: COVER NM "AS NEW" / RECORD M- (UNPLAYED) "AS NEW"
ITEM#: EP826
PRICE: $1,975



 
   
 


  FOUR BY THE BEATLES
CAPITOL EAP 1-2121, EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 5/11/64
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVE WITH EP RECORD
GREEN LABEL, WEST COAST PRESSING

PRESENTED AND BEING OFFERED HERE IS A MOST WONDERFUL RARER WEST COAST PRESSING OF THE FIRST OF ONLY TWO  CAPITOL RECORDS BEATLES EXTENDED PLAYS (EP). "FOUR BY THE BEATLES" (CAPITOL EAP 1-2121), ISSUED ON MAY 11, 1964.

THIS IS A BRILLIANT HIGH-END EXAMPLE,  THE NEAR MINT MINUS COVER IS BEAUTIFUL, BOLD AND VIBRANT CORNER TO CORNER. NO SPLITS, JUST A 1/2" TOUCH OF WEAR ON CENTER BOTTOM SEAM. NO RINGWEAR. THERE APPEARS TO BE A TINY BLACK PRINTER'S MARK ON JOHN'S LEFT ARM ON ONE SIDE OF THE COVER. THE RECORD IS A MINT MINUS,  UNPLAYED, "FACTORY FRESH, AS NEW" JEWEL, WITH WEST COAST GREEN LABELS THAT ARE SPARKLING AND RADIANT.

CONDITION: NM- / M- (UNPLAYED)
ITEM#: EP780
PRICE: ------



 
   
 

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  FOUR BY THE BEATLES
CAPITOL EAP 1-2121, EXTENDED PLAY (EP)
RELEASED: 5/11/64
HARDCOVER PICTURE SLEEVE WITH EP RECORD
GREEN LABEL, WEST COAST PRESSING

AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND. THIS FACTORY SEALED EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST CAPITOL EXTENDED PLAY DISPLAYS A SALES SHIPPING SLIP FORM SEALED WITHIN THE EP, LAYING ON TOP OF THE FRONT COVER.

THE SLIP STATES IT IS SHIPPED FROM LOS ANGELES RECORD DISTRIBUTOR 'DALE RECORD SERVICE', AND SOLD TO 'ANDY'S TV SHOP' IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA. A DATE RED STAMP OF "RECEIVED" ON JUNE 17, 1964 IS PRESENT ON THE SALES SLIP.

THE FACT THAT THIS RECORD EMANATES FROM A LOS ANGELES RECORD DISTRIBUTOR, AND THE EP COVER HAS THE BACK SIDE DISPLAYING THE PASTE-ON SLICK STYLE FOR THAT SIDE (THE EAST COAST COVER HAS THE PASTE-ON SLICK ON THE FRONT) , DEFINES THIS AS A WEST COAST, LOS ANGELES PRESSING OF THIS EXTENDED PLAY.

CONDITION: STILL SEALED
ITEM#: EP726
PRICE: ------


 

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